Sanders exits stage left leaving Biden as the presumptive nominee
By Nate Ashworth
In a move that seemed somewhat inevitable
for several weeks now, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has announced that he is
formally ending his presidential campaign. The move will leave former vice
president Joe Biden as the presumptive Democratic nominee and clear the path
forward for the Democratic Party to begin a battle against President Trump.
Sanders had some early wins in the 2020
campaign, but could not topple the Democratic establishment which quickly
coalesced around Joe Biden after his big win in South Carolina.
The Vermont independent senator’s 2020 bid
started off strong. He narrowly missed first place in Iowa before picking up
wins in New Hampshire and Nevada. All the while, his campaign continued to rake
in millions in small-dollar donations and pack rallies full of supporters as he
ascended to national front-runner status amid a crowded Democratic field.
unning as a progressive insurgent against
Hillary Clinton in 2016, Sanders popularized ideas like “Medicare for All.” In
2020, however, a number of candidates backed similar policies, and he faced
another prominent progressive in Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., who was the
first to propose canceling some student debt in April.
Outside of the COVID-19
pandemic causing mayhem in the primary, and the world at large, Sanders
would have had a tough time catching Biden in the delegate count. Now
that several states are postponing their primaries and/or switching to
mail-only options, the enthusiasm and interest in the primary has softened due
to the constant Coronavirus news coverage.
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